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Maguey Melate Espadin Chacaleño
Durango chacaleño espadín – a regional variant at 49%
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Maguey Melate
- Maestro: Carlos Ángulo Rios
- Region: El Platanar Topia, Durango
- Agave: Chacaleño
- ABV: 49%
- Price: $60 ($)
Verdict
Chacaleño is an agave most drinkers won't meet and Carlos Ángulo Rios gives it a credible first introduction – hunt it if you've been mapping the espadín family beyond angustifolia. Closer to Amaras' Durango Logia work than any Oaxacan espadín; the state's character shows. A regional education bottle.
Durango espadín isn't Oaxaca espadín – Carlos draws the line clearly
Tasting notes
Nose: Hot hay, pine, dry citrus, warm earth
Palate: Carlos Ángulo Rios works with chacaleño, a Durango espadín variant, at 49% through copper – the northern character shows in the piney lift, the agave reads slightly drier and more herbal than Oaxacan espadín
Finish: Dry, resinous. Long
The bottom line
Regional espadín worth the hunt for mapmakers